Depression Treatment Care

I have always had an awkward relationships with friends. I was diagnosed with manic depression a few years ago. When I hang out with people I can usually be a nice dude but whenever I am alone for even an hour I start to lose it and just get depressed. I was taking prozac for it but I have since stopped. My friends are starting to act really weird toward me should I explain this to them?

I know a Libra girl, her home country is in Peru, she married a white man and came to the US, at first she was happy and looked bright and cheerful, but one year later, she was diagnosed with manic depression and bipolar and her eyes bugged out a lot in a crazy expression. She had no friends and stayed in her house all the time.

If not, why?
Wow, I am really shocked by some of these answers….

I have manic depression and am on lexapro 20 mg, I keep it a secret from my hubby’s family becasue they feel that way about it. My hubby and my family understand but his family will not. What can I do? should I just not tell them or should they know about it?

Bipolar, we have all tried without sucess,to convince him he needs councelling and anti-depressants to help him get through this.This he consistantly denies will help with the way he feels.This has gone on for years,but getting worse by the day.He lives alone,and is so sad all the time,I know he constantly thinks of suicide,His parents are reluctant to say the least to section him. I know he has had failed relationships and now feels totally un-loveable,obviously another symptom of the depression.However,I’ve been thinking what can possibly be done to help him.I know he absolutely adores animals,especially dogs,he often looks after his friends dog.Do you think a dog would help? Someone to love,someone to love him,be there for him,make him go out,give him some incentive to want to go on for.I have written about him before on this site as has is mum.Just got to think of something, what do you think,could it help?